Learning Support Assistant

Somerby Primary School, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE14 2PZ

44 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  26 October 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  12 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £18,938.07 - £19,238.03 Annually (Actual)

Learning Support Assistant job summary

Learning Support Assistant

Somerby Primary School

Are you looking for a new challenge?

Are you looking for a rewarding role that will allow you to make a difference by helping to give young people a positive start in life?

Then come and work for us at Mowbray Education Trust as a Learning Support Assistant at Somerby Primary School on a Fixed-term basis for one academic year to work Full-time.

With a remuneration package including:

A salary of £18,349.43 - £18,640.37 per annum (FTE £24,408 - £24,795)

Local Government Pension Scheme membership

The hours that are available to work are 32.5 per week Monday - Friday, 8:15am - 3:15pm, term time only plus 5 INSET days (39 weeks).

About Mowbray Education Trust

As a leading, high performing education provider, the Mowbray Education Trust (MET) is a multi-academy trust currently educating around 2,500 pupils from the age of 2 to 18. Our schools are based in the town of Melton Mowbray and surrounding villages in the Borough of Melton and are easily commutable from Grantham, Leicester, Loughborough, Nottingham and Oakham.

As an organisation, we are always looking to develop our staff to grow their career with us through mentoring and professional development opportunities. Our staff are driven by one main vision to do our best for every single pupil so that they can develop to their full potential, to act courageously and with integrity in all that they do.

Trust Employee Benefits

- High quality continuous professional development throughout the year

- Career progression opportunities within the Trust

- Occupational sick pay, maternity and paternity pay

- Access to the generous Local Government Pension Scheme

- Cycle to Work Scheme

- Free eye care tests

- On-site parking at John Ferneley College

- Employee wellbeing schemes

- Accessible central services including HR, Finance and IT

This role may be suitable for a graduate looking to gain relevant and practical experience within the classroom with a view to undertake teacher training or to gain specialist training and knowledge in a field that you are passionate about.

The successful candidate will need to be an organised and creative person with good IT skills and a commitment to transforming the life choices of young people. You will also need to be confident in the use of IT and be able to assist in preparing materials for lessons.

Closing date: Midnight, Sunday 27th October 2025

Interview date: Tuesday 4th November 2025

Start date: As soon as possible

Mowbray Education Trust reserves the right to close adverts early if sufficient applications are received.

All roles are subject to full pre-employment safeguarding checks; including an Enhanced DBS with Barred List check - this includes a 6-month probationary period.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Somerby Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 43 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Somerby Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/somerby-primary-school

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